Wrestling is a universal language. The moves, the facial expressions, most people understand. — Shinsuke Nakamura Language Copy Share Image
My inspirations were 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and Andre the Giant. It was easy to understand their character. — Shinsuke Nakamura Character Copy Share Image
I use every kind of emotion in my wrestling, so that's why people call me the 'King of Strong Style.' — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
There are wrestlers in Japan. I think they think they can move to WWE, but it's not so easy. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Being around the young people makes me feel younger, like I'm 25 again. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
I love wrestling, and I love telling a story to the audience. — Shinsuke Nakamura Audience Copy Share Image
One of the purposes of coming to WWE was to wrestle with Daniel Bryan. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
I need to study English more. I'll start by watching 'Sesame Street' every day. — Shinsuke Nakamura Day Copy Share Image
Florida's waves are better than Japan. It's just an hour drive to the beach, but just once a week, I'm able to… — Shinsuke Nakamura Beach Copy Share Image
Around 2005, UFC offered me a chance to fight for them. But, at that moment, I was under contract with NJPW, and… — Shinsuke Nakamura Chance Copy Share Image
Wrestling is an art. Every culture has an art, like music and dancing and fighting. So that's my base. If I think… — Shinsuke Nakamura Art Copy Share Image
For me, I like to be different. I didn't want to imitate another wrestler. I always try to find something from other… — Shinsuke Nakamura Art Copy Share Image
Being here in the United States, English is not my first language. It's kind of a challenge for me, a big challenge… — Shinsuke Nakamura Being Copy Share Image
WWE style is a much different platform than other wrestling companies. Each wrestler wrestles under strict rules that fans never know. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Wrestling has its own culture. Every culture - Japan, Samoan, Indian, Korean - has wrestling, and wrestling is a worldwide mix. — Shinsuke Nakamura Culture Copy Share Image
I don't get nervous before the match. I try to act the same and stay normal right before entrance. I don't want… — Shinsuke Nakamura Nervous Copy Share Image
Before I came to WWE, they sent me samples of all of the entrance music, so I told them, 'I don't use… — Shinsuke Nakamura Music Copy Share Image
With Michael Jackson, when he moved, it looked like a martial artist to me. He was quicker than other dancers, but he… — Shinsuke Nakamura Art Copy Share Image
Strong style is a philosophy for Japanese wrestling fans that was created by New Japan Pro Wrestling founder Antonio Inoki. He wanted… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Antonio Inoki majored in strong style. He showed real emotion with real technique in the ring. Hard shots that look like hard… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Sometimes I dance for concentration. I dance to release my nervousness. — Shinsuke Nakamura Anxiety Copy Share Image
After match, in WWE, I do not drink alcohol. I just drink a lot of water. — Shinsuke Nakamura Alcohol Copy Share Image
I want to be on 'SmackDown' because it has AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and John Cena - a lot of dream matches… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
I think a wrestler can say something from fighting, from wrestling. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
A lot of people misunderstand what is Strong Style. Hard hits? Stiff? I don't think so. Strong Style is a kind of… — Shinsuke Nakamura Fashion Copy Share Image
A human being has a lot of sides, like a kind of diversity, so it's like a good side, a bad side,… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Language is important, I know, for the TV show, so a lot of people watches 'WWE' everywhere. Asia, Africa... some people don't… — Shinsuke Nakamura Body Copy Share Image
I'm not, like, an English speaker, so I have confidence in my wrestling skills, also, like, body language, hand gestures, facial expressions.… — Shinsuke Nakamura Body Copy Share Image
Most fighters are nervous before they go out there. Nervousness makes the body tight. I don't like that. I want to fight… — Shinsuke Nakamura Body Copy Share Image
Every characteristic of my character and my moves always came from my real life. My character is kind of close to my… — Shinsuke Nakamura Character Copy Share Image
I like to go surfing because I want to feel the ocean and experience nature, and nature fixes my balance, and this… — Shinsuke Nakamura Balance Copy Share Image
